Free Gift Inside !!!

I went to the mall some time back, it was season time and every shop window had a banner for offers...

 

But every offer was trying to make me pay something and buy something from that shop... And I was tempted many a time to buy something which I did not even need! Offers have a way of making us believe we are letting go of a great opportunity if we don't buy. Haven't you fallen for such offers?

But then I was reminded of the most real free gift of all, "Eternal Life though Jesus Christ"

It may sound so cliché, but yes the most valuable and priceless gift is indeed completely FREE!  

                     

Think about it, what is the price you are willing to pay for your life? Can you name a price? 

Yep, sometimes we feel we are worthless, but God calls us valuable, unique and precious. And he has not only given us the precious gift of life, but also had opened up the gift of Eternal Life, and that absolutely free.

I remember the time my parents and friends give me a gift, it was very special to receive a gift from them. It was absolutely free for me, but as we all know, they had to pay the shopkeeper for it. They didn't get it free... 

So it is with God's gift of Eternal life. It is absolutely free for us, but our Lord Jesus Christ had to pay for it with his own life (by dying on the cross for our sins).

This was one gift which costed Jesus much, but he chose to give it free to us because of his love for us. 

Sometimes a friend of mine (who was not so well off) gave a gift, but though the gift was small it came with much love. And I treasured this gift more than all the other costlier gifts. Why? because I understood her love, how much she had to save up to get me that gift... 

So when we understand Jesus' love for us, we will also treasure this gift he has given us, a gift which he purchased with his own life... And especially a gift which we cannot earn for ourselves... No amount of money or hard work, or trying to be good can earn us eternal life... 

But when a gift as precious and compelling as this comes along, will you let it go? Will you say "No thank you?" Rejecting the gift also means rejecting the giver of the gift isn't it? Think about it, if you were to sincerely save up and buy a gift for your friend and they reject that gift and toss it in the trash can, how would you feel?

If you have rejected the gift that Jesus is giving, if you have rejected Jesus, now is the time to quietly reflect on his love, his heart and his gift and accept it with open arms...